A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Nanty Glo Environmental Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: This project treats mine discharge water via a passive treatment system composed of 2 vertical flow ponds and a wetland.
Website:: www.lrp.usace.army.mil/pm/fact_sheet/pfs_cg_nantyglo.pdf
Contact:: Kathleen J. Anderson
Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
412-395-7178
Kathleen.j.anderson@usace.army.mil

Project Name:: Critical Habitat of Endangered Piping Plover Preserved
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: Aquidneck Land Trust secured a 23-acre conservation agreement with the Norman Bird Sanctuary to preserve critical estuarine & marshland habitat of endangered piping plover.
Website:: www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:: Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401-849-2799 x12
tclement@ailt.org

Project Name:: Experiments to Evaluate Sea Turtle Mitigation Measures in the Pelagic Longline Fishery
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: The partnership project resulted in the successful development of fishing techniques that significantly reduce sea turtle interaction with pelagic longline gear.
Website:: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mediacenter/turtles/
Contact:: John Watson
NOAA Harvesting Team Leader
NOAA
228-762-4591
John.Watson@noaa.gov

Project Name:: Fish and Mussel Propagation in the Upper Tennessee River Basin of Virginia
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Partnership has developed freshwater fish and mussel propagation technologies to produce fish and juvenile mussels to be used for research and to augment declining populations.
Contact:: Shane Hanlon
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
276-623-1233 x 25
shane_hanlon@fws.gov

Project Name:: Groundwork USA Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Summary:: Through an innovative partnership with EPA, NPS is engaging citizens in transforming their communities by starting locally-based, nonprofit environmental businesses called Groundwork Trusts.
Website:: www.groundworkusa.net/
Contact:: Doug Evans
RTCA Groundwork coordinator
National Park Service
(617) 223-5124
douglas_evans@nps.gov

Southeastern

Project Name:: Disney Wilderness Preserve Partnership
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: An innovative partnership to restore and protect natural wetland and upland communities affected by past drainage operations, lumbering and cattle ranching.
Website:: www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/florida/preserves
Contact:: Robert Mindick
Education and Community Outreach Program Manager
The Nature Conservancy
407-935-0002
rmindick@tnc.org

Project Name:: Rhyne Farm: Preserving the Past
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: The 179-acre bicentennial Rhyne Farm has been farmed continuously for more than 200 years by the same family. The landowners partnered with the Conservancy in 2001 to conserve it and their heritage.
Website:: www.catawbalands.org
Contact:: Davis J. Cable
Executive Director
Catawba Lands Conservancy
(704) 342-3330
dave@catawbalands.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
Summary:: Addressing the threats of non-native invasive plants to the Midwest by providing leadership, facilitating information development and exchange, and coordinating regional efforts.
Website:: mipn.org
Contact:: Katherine Howe
Midwest Invasive Plant Network Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy
(317)951-8818
khowe@tnc.org

Project Name:: Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Fishery agencies and organizations are coordinating efforts to gather information on historic spawning rivers and remnant lake sturgeon populations in the Great Lakes.
Website:: www.fws.gov/midwest/sturgeon
Contact:: Henry Quinlan
Lead Biologist for Lake Superior
Ashland Fishery Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
715-682-6185
Henry_Quinlan@fws.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Upper San Pedro Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A consortium comprised of 21 local, state and federal agencies and organizations whose goal is to ensure an adequate long-term groundwater supply for both residents and the Upper San Pedro River.
Website:: www.usppartnership.com/index.html
Contact:: Carl Robie
Outreach Committee Chair
Upper San Pedro Partnership
(520) 559-3708

Project Name:: Great Sand Dunes National Park
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The 97,000-acre Baca Ranch (and senior water rights associated with such ranch) were acquired by the Nature Conservancy for ultimate disposition to the US to create the Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Park.
Website:: nature.org/success/bacaranch.html
Contact:: Charles Bedford
State Director
The Nature Conservancy of Colorado
(303) 444-2950
cbedford@tnc.org

Project Name:: Chipeta Dam Removal Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Goal- remove a dangerous, migration-inhibiting diversion structure from the North Fork, restore the river corridor to a properly functioning ecosystem, and increase native and sport fish population.
Website:: www.nfria.paonia.com/chipeta.htm
Contact:: Teresa Steely
Executive Director
North Fork River Improvement Association
(970) 527-4614
nfria@tds.net

Project Name:: Forest Bird Study - Lake Jackson, Texas
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Forest Bird Study Group conducts surveys, captures and bands wintering birds, and measures structure and composition of the woods where birds live.
Contact:: Wylie C. Barrow
Research Wildlife Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
337-266-8668
wylie_barrow@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Public access management as an adaptive wildlife management tool
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Developing an adaptive management approach to understand and address impacts of motor vehicle traffic and growing elk population on declining Gunnison Sage Grouse population.
Contact:: Raymond D. Watts
Research Scientist
U. S. Geological Survey
970-226-9378
rwatts@usgs.gov

Far West

Project Name:: Montana Water Trust
Location:: Far West: Idaho, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: MWT develops water transfer agreements with farmers, ranchers, and other landowners that increase flows and benefit native fish in Montana’s 4,000 miles of dewatered streams.
Website:: www.montanawatertrust.org
Contact:: Brianna Randall
Development Associate

(406) 829-3736
brianna.randall@montanawatertrust.org

Project Name:: Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound, Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: The partnership develops recovery programs and ecosystem restoration plans that sustain life on Puget Sound and continue the region’s economic prosperity.
Website:: www.pugetsoundnearshore.org/
Contact:: Anne Kinsinger
Western Regional Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
206-220-4600
akinsinger@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Lower Truckee River Restoration
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: This projects goals include enhanced wildlife habitat, improved water quality, increased recreational opportunities and open-space protection.
Website:: www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/nevada/preserves/art11312.html
Contact:: Michael Cameron
Truckee River Project Director
The Nature Conservancy of Nevada
(775) 322-4990, Ext. 13
mcameron@tnc.org

Project Name:: Northern Nevada Stewardship Group
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: Sagebrush ecosystem restoration and sustainable mining.
Contact:: Helen Hankins
BLM Field Manager
Bureau of Land Management
775-753-0200
Helen_Hankins@nv.blm.gov

Project Name:: Ocean Shores Waterways
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: This project addresses waterways-related ecological and economic issues to ensure and promote sustainable practices in this growing coastal community.
Website:: forthcoming
Contact:: Lynn Wilson
Partnership Director
Ocean Shores Waterways
360-961-3363
lwilson@nasw.org

National

Project Name:: Sage Grouse Working Groups
Location:: National
Summary:: The Sage Grouse Working Groups seek to improve sage grouse numbers and protect habitat for the bird to conserve the species and preclude the need for listing under the Endangered Species Act.
Website:: www.grousepartners.org/
Contact:: James Mosher
Executive Director
North American Sage Grouse Partnership
(301) 223-1533
nagp@grousepartners.org

Current Conservation Programs